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Rank | Hurricane | Year | Category | Damage |
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1 | Andrew (SE FL, SE LA) | 1992 | 5a | 26,500,000,000 |
2 | Hugo (SC) | 1989 | 4 | 7,000,000,000 |
3 | Floyd (Mid Atlantic & NE U.S.) | 1999 | 2 | 4,500,000,000 |
4 | Fran (NC) | 1996 | 3 | 3,200,000,000 |
5 | Opal (NW FL, AL) | 1995 | 3 | 3,000,000,000 |
6 | Georges (FL Keys, MS, AL) | 1998 | 2 | 2,310,000,000 |
7 | Frederic (AL, MS) | 1979 | 3 | 2,300,000,000 |
8 | Agnes (FL, NE U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | 2,100,000,000 |
9 | Alicia (N TX) | 1983 | 3 | 2,000,000,000 |
10 | Bob (NC, NE U.S.) | 1991 | 2 | 1,500,000,000 |
11 | Juan (LA) | 1985 | 1 | 1,500,000,000 |
12 | Camille (MS, SE LA, VA) | 1969 | 5 | 1,420,700,000 |
13 | Betsy (SE FL, SE LA) | 1965 | 3 | 1,420,500,000 |
14 | Elena (MS, AL, NW FL) | 1985 | 3 | 1,250,000,000 |
15 | Gloria (Eastern US) | 1985 | 3b | 900,000,000 |
16 | Diane (NE U.S.) | 1955 | 1 | 831,700,000 |
17 | Bonnie (NC, VA) | 1998 | 2 | 720,000,000 |
18 | Erin (NW FL) | 1995 | 2 | 700,000,000 |
19 | Allison (N TX) | 1989 | TSc | 500,000,000 |
19 | Alberto (NW FL, GA, AL) | 1994 | TSc | 500,000,000 |
19 | Frances (TX) | 1998 | TSc | 500,000,000 |
22 | Eloise (NW FL) | 1975 | 3 | 490,000,000 |
23 | Carol (NE U.S.) | 1954 | 3b | 461,000,000 |
24 | Celia (S TX) | 1970 | 3 | 453,000,000 |
25 | Carla (N & Central TX) | 1961 | 4 | 408,000,000 |
26 | Claudette (N TX) | 1979 | TSc | 400,000,000 |
26 | Gordon (S & Central FL, NC) | 1994 | TSc | 400,000,000 |
28 | Donna (FL, Eastern U.S.) | 1960 | 4 | 387,000,000 |
29 | David (FL, Eastern U.S.) | 1979 | 2 | 320,000,000 |
30 | Unnamed (New England) | 1938 | 3b | 306,000,000 |
Addendum (rank is independent of other events in group) | ||||
4 | Georges (USVI, PR) | 1998 | 3 | 3,600,000,000 |
10 | Iniki (Kaua'i, HI) | 1992 | Unknown | 1,800,000,000 |
10 | Marilyn (USVI, PR) | 1995 | 2 | 1,500,000,000 |
15 | Hugo (USVI, PR) | 1989 | 4 | 1,000,000,000 |
19 | Hortense (PR) | 1996 | 1 | 500,000,000 |
29 | Lenny (USVI, PR) | 1999 | 4 | 330,000,000 |
29 | Olivia (CA) | 1982 | TDd | 325,000,000 |
30 | Iwa (Kaua'i, HI) | 1982 | Unknown | 312,000,000 |
Notes
a Reclassified as Category 5 in 2002
b Moving more than 30 miles per hour
c Tropical Storm intensity
d Tropical Depression